North Star Grand Prix: Numainville wins stage 5
Samantha Schneider takes field sprint for second ahead of Coryn Rivera
Joëlle Numainville (Mission Health) held off a surging Samantha Schneider and Coryn Rivera (UnitedHealthcare) to take the win by a slim margin at the Mankato Road Race. The Canadian champion attacked with seven miles remaining in Stage 5 of the North Star Grand Prix.
Schneider out-sprinted Rivera to take second after 77 miles of racing around the city of Mankato, Minnesota. Ellen Noble (Mission Health) and Monika Volk (Medica Collegiate All-Stars) came across the line in fourth and fifth place, respectively.
“I just wanted to have an aggressive race and make the most of it, so I attacked twice,” said Numainville, who recently finished second at GP Gatineau. “I’m really happy with how I raced.”
In the overall competition, race leader Brianna Walle (TIBCO – Silicon Valley Bank) retains her lead in the overall competition. Walle is four seconds ahead of her teammate, Lauren Stephens and 17 seconds in front of Rivera. Numainville’s efforts jumped her up to 4th place and Greg Lemond Best Young Rider Lauretta Hanson (Colavita/Bianchi) is currently in fifth place overall.
Stage 5 had three large 20-mile circuits to tackle before the course turned toward five finishing circuits, three and a half miles in length.
The action started nine miles into the stage, when previous wearer of the Surly Most Aggressive jersey, Ellen Watters (SPBRC) tried to ride clear. Aggressive racing from UHC meant that Watters small attack didn’t last long.
“We were definitely on the offensive to get TIBCO to work,” Rivera said after the stage. “The girls did a great job. We had them riding the whole day and that was the plan, to try and break them down. It was the same idea on the finishing circuits, to get TIBCO to crack. On the final climb it was my job to put as much time in between me and Bri as possible.”
Despite UHC’s accelerations, Numainville, Justine Clift (Canyon-Shimano) and Watters (SPBRC) split off the front after the second K’ul Chocolate sprint, where Sophie MacKay (Hagens Berman Supermint) collected max sprint points. Over the course of the stage, Australian criterium champion successfully won all three available intermediate sprints to take back the sprint jersey from Rivera.
The trio worked well together until the base of the second to last QOH climb. The tempo set by Numainville turned out to be too much for Clift and Watters, who dropped back into the peloton on the ascent. Numainville made it to the top still 15 seconds clear, but was caught with 34 miles remaining.
UHC continued to put the pressure on Team Tibco on the last long loop before the finishing circuits. The efforts of Katie Compton and her UHC teammates caused some panic when the field began to fracture, but the pace slowed enough for the struggling riders to rejoin the main group when they reached the circuits.
Taking advantage of a lull in the main group, Sara Poidevin (Rally Cycling) and Kate Sherwin (UHC) escaping up the road just as the race made its way on to the first of five finishing circuits. The duo gained an advantage of 50 seconds, but quickly lost a chunk of time on the draining uphill drag a few miles before the start/finish line.
With 10 miles to go, Poidevin and Sherwin were caught, and Numainville gave it another go off the front. Four miles later, the 28-year-old gained a 45 second gap on what was left of the remaining peloton, making her the virtual leader on the overall classification.
Numainville’s advantage grew before Tibco, realizing the GC threat, rallied at the front and quickly chopped her safety net down from 1 minute to less than 20 seconds. However, the chasers’ efforts weren’t enough to catch a determined Numainville, who crossed the line just 10 seconds ahead of a charging Schneider and Rivera.
“I just wanted that last climb to end as quickly as possible,” Numainville said. “I was really in a lot of pain. I wanted to give my all and know that I did my best at the end.”
Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Joelle Numainville (North Memorial Health Care) | 3:10:11 |
2 | Samantha Schneider (ISCorp Cycling p/b SmartChoice MRI) | 0:00:10 |
3 | Coryn Rivera (Team UnitedHealthcare) | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
4 | Ellen Noble (North Memorial Health Care) | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
5 | Monica Volk (Medica Collegiate All Stars) | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
6 | Erica Allar (Rally Cycling) | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
7 | Gray Patton (QCW Breakawaybikes.com p.b. Felt Bicycles-JLVelo) | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Lauretta Hanson (Colavita/Bianchi Racing) | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Kathryn Buss (Medica Collegiate All Stars) | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
10 | Justine Clift (Canyon Bicycles-Shimano-Specialized) | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
11 | Brianna Walle (Team TIBCO - Silicon Valley Bank) | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Sara Poidevin (Rally Cycling) | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
13 | Elizabeth Hernandez (Colavita/Bianchi Racing) | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
14 | Mandy Heintz (Visit Dallas DNA Pro Cycling) | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
15 | Jessica Cutler (Colavita/Bianchi Racing) | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
16 | Amanda Miller (Visit Dallas DNA Pro Cycling) | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
17 | Lauren Stephens (Team TIBCO - Silicon Valley Bank) | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
18 | Nicolle Bruderer (ISCorp Cycling p/b SmartChoice MRI) | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
19 | Abby Krawczyk (Orion Racing p/b K'ul Chocolate) | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
20 | Janelle Cole (Medica Collegiate All Stars) | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
21 | Katherine Sherwin (Team UnitedHealthcare) | 0:00:14 |
22 | Hannah Ross (Rally Cycling) | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Heather Fischer (Rally Cycling) | 0:00:20 |
24 | Flora Yan (Sun And Ski Women's Elite) | 0:00:22 |
25 | Nicole Mertz (Canyon Bicycles-Shimano-Specialized) | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
26 | Gretchen Stumhofer (Colavita/Bianchi Racing) | 0:00:34 |
27 | Sara Tussey (Visit Dallas DNA Pro Cycling) | 0:00:42 |
28 | Brenna Wrye-Simpson (SPBRC/ Grand Performance) | 0:00:46 |
29 | Skylar Schneider (ISCorp Cycling p/b SmartChoice MRI) | 0:00:47 |
30 | Gabrielle Pilotefortin (North Memorial Health Care) | 0:00:56 |
31 | Beth Ann Orton (Visit Dallas DNA Pro Cycling) | 0:01:00 |
32 | Whitney Allison (Colavita/Bianchi Racing) | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
33 | Breanne Nalder (Visit Dallas DNA Pro Cycling) | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
34 | Lindsay Bayer (Team Hagens Berman | Supermint Pro Cycling) | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
35 | Mikayla Maier (Portland Bicycle Studio) | 0:01:06 |
36 | Joanne Kiesanowski (Team TIBCO - Silicon Valley Bank) | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
37 | Shannon Malseed (QCW Breakawaybikes.com p.b. Felt Bicycles-JLVelo) | 0:01:27 |
38 | Carrie Cartmill (Canyon Bicycles-Shimano-Specialized) | 0:01:39 |
39 | Lauren Tamayo (Team UnitedHealthcare) | 0:02:20 |
40 | Melissa Dahlmann (SPBRC/ Grand Performance) | 0:04:15 |
41 | Katherine Shields (Medica Collegiate All Stars) | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
42 | Katherine Compton (Team UnitedHealthcare) | 0:04:35 |
43 | Kimberley Wells (Colavita/Bianchi Racing) | Row 42 - Cell 2 |
44 | Daphne Karagianis (Canyon Bicycles-Shimano-Specialized) | 0:04:57 |
45 | Lexie Millard (ISCorp Cycling p/b SmartChoice MRI) | 0:05:04 |
46 | Vanessa Curtis (Orion Racing p/b K'ul Chocolate) | Row 45 - Cell 2 |
47 | Diana Penuela (Team UnitedHealthcare) | Row 46 - Cell 2 |
48 | Liza Rachetto (Team Hagens Berman | Supermint Pro Cycling) | Row 47 - Cell 2 |
49 | Gillian Ellsay (Rally Cycling) | Row 48 - Cell 2 |
50 | Catherine Ouellette (Rally Cycling) | Row 49 - Cell 2 |
51 | Andrea Thomas (Sun And Ski Women's Elite) | Row 50 - Cell 2 |
52 | Payten Maness (ISCorp Cycling p/b SmartChoice MRI) | Row 51 - Cell 2 |
53 | Lauren Hall (Team TIBCO - Silicon Valley Bank) | Row 52 - Cell 2 |
54 | Kendall Ryan (Team TIBCO - Silicon Valley Bank) | Row 53 - Cell 2 |
55 | Tess Oliver (QCW Breakawaybikes.com p.b. Felt Bicycles-JLVelo) | Row 54 - Cell 2 |
56 | Jennifer Caicedo (Medica Collegiate All Stars) | 0:08:33 |
57 | Jennifer Rife (North Memorial Health Care) | Row 56 - Cell 2 |
58 | Melanie Beale (North Memorial Health Care) | Row 57 - Cell 2 |
59 | Diedre Ribbens (Orion Racing p/b K'ul Chocolate) | 0:09:25 |
60 | Corey Coogan Cisek (North Memorial Health Care) | Row 59 - Cell 2 |
61 | Anne Perry (Canyon Bicycles-Shimano-Specialized) | Row 60 - Cell 2 |
62 | Sophie Mackay (Team Hagens Berman | Supermint Pro Cycling) | Row 61 - Cell 2 |
63 | Ivy Audrain (Team Hagens Berman | Supermint Pro Cycling) | Row 62 - Cell 2 |
64 | Judah Sencenbaugh (North Memorial Health Care) | Row 63 - Cell 2 |
65 | Cari Higgins (Team UnitedHealthcare) | Row 64 - Cell 2 |
66 | Cheryl Clark (Team TIBCO - Silicon Valley Bank) | Row 65 - Cell 2 |
67 | Josie Talbot (ISCorp Cycling p/b SmartChoice MRI) | Row 66 - Cell 2 |
68 | Amy Benner (Medica Collegiate All Stars) | Row 67 - Cell 2 |
69 | Gabrielle Russell (Orion Racing p/b K'ul Chocolate) | Row 68 - Cell 2 |
70 | Tarah Cole (QCW Breakawaybikes.com p.b. Felt Bicycles-JLVelo) | Row 69 - Cell 2 |
71 | Rachel Mckinnon (QCW Breakawaybikes.com p.b. Felt Bicycles-JLVelo) | Row 70 - Cell 2 |
72 | Jenna Stauffer (QCW Breakawaybikes.com p.b. Felt Bicycles-JLVelo) | Row 71 - Cell 2 |
73 | Ellen Watters (SPBRC/ Grand Performance) | Row 72 - Cell 2 |
74 | Helen Baillie_Strong (Sun And Ski Women's Elite) | Row 73 - Cell 2 |
75 | Flory Deleon (Sun And Ski Women's Elite) | Row 74 - Cell 2 |
76 | Natalia Franco (Jet Cycling) | Row 75 - Cell 2 |
77 | Ana Casas (Jet Cycling) | Row 76 - Cell 2 |
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